Lead paint removal

Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun

Tygone Poteat, part of the lead paint removal crew for the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, removes windows covered in lead paint in the livingroom of a home on Maisel near Westport St. before installing new ones. One of the bills presented to lawmakers in Annapolis would mandate window replacement in any home where blood tests reveal a child has elevated lead levels. There are several bills addressing the lead poisoning problem.

Tygone Poteat, part of the lead paint removal crew for the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, removes windows covered in lead paint in the livingroom of a home on Maisel near Westport St. before installing new ones. One of the bills presented to lawmakers in Annapolis would mandate window replacement in any home where blood tests reveal a child has elevated lead levels. There are several bills addressing the lead poisoning problem. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

Tygone Poteat, part of the lead paint removal crew for the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, removes windows covered in lead paint in the livingroom of a home on Maisel near Westport St. before installing new ones. One of the bills presented to lawmakers in Annapolis would mandate window replacement in any home where blood tests reveal a child has elevated lead levels. There are several bills addressing the lead poisoning problem.